Drag.



PATENTED MAY 29, 1906.!

A. J. HARPER.

DRAG.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

AJHarper.

No. 822,207. I PATENTED MAY 29, 1906. A J. HARPER.

DRAG.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1906- 2 SHBETSSEEET 2.

' a amm w UNITED STATES PATENT orrron ANDREW J. HARPER, OF DALTON,KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TO LEANDER F. SHELTON, SR,

OF PROVIDENCE, KENTUCKY.

DRAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Iratented May 29, ieoe.

Application filed September 22,1905. Serial No. 2'7,697.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. HARPER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dalton, in the county of Hopkins and State of Kentucky, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Drags, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates in general to agricultural implements, and moreparticularly to an improved form of drag.

The object of the invention is to providea device of this characterwhich can be used with equal facility either for crops growing in hillsor upon level ground.

With this object in view the invention consists, essentially, of aframework provided with a series of transversely-arrangedscraping-blades, wings pivotally mounted upon each side of same andformed with obliquelyarranged scraping-blades which are adjusted tothrow the dirt either away from or toward the center of the drag, andmeans for adjusting the vertical angle formed by the wings to conform tothe slope of the hills. I

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 1s a perspective viewshowing my improved form of drag. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of same,havlng the wings adjusted so as to throw the dirt away from the drag.Fig. 3 is a top plan view and showing the wings adjusted so as to throwthe dirt toward the center of the drag. Fig. 4 is a detail perspectiveview of one of the wings and shows a modified form of attaching theadjusting members thereto.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters. v

The numeral 1 designates the beam, the forward end of which is bentupward and adapted to be connected to the horses, while the rear end isprovided with handles 3, which may be of any conventional form. Thelower side of the beam 1 is provided with a series of notches 4, formingshoulders facing the front of the device and against which the fixedscraping-blades 5 are secured; Transverse members 6 are secured to thefront of the scraping-blades 5 and extend beyond the ends of same andform projections by means of which the wings are secured in position.The wings 7 comprise a series of obliquely-arranged scra ing-blades 8,connected by the longitudina rod 9 and a beam 10, running along the topof them. The inner ends of these blades 8 are notched at 11 and pivotedupon the projecting portions of the transverse members 6 by means ofremovable pins 12. These pivotally-mounted wings 7 are adjustablyconnected to an upright member 13 upon the beam 1 by means of members14. These members 14 are connected to the upright member 13 by means ofa pin which is adapted to pass through any one of a series of openingstherein, and by this means the wings can be adjusted so as to operateupon the level or given any desired vertical ar rangement, according tothe slope of the hills on each side of the furrow. A brace 15 connectsthe upper portion of the upright member 13 to the handle 3 and serves asa reinforcin means to give the necessary rigidity. One of the obliquescraping-blades 8 in each of the wings 7 is provided with an extension16, which is adjustable and serves to complete the hilling where therows are too wide for the drag. found very useful and will save muchhoeing, which would otherwise have to be done by hand. By removing thepins 12 the wings 7 may be reversed, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to slanttoward the front of the drag and throw the dirt inward.

Should it be found desirable to employ the drag upon level ground, thewings are adjusted so as to lie approximately in the plane of the fixedscraping-blades 5 and to throw the dirt either inward or outward, asrequired.

When the device is used for cultivating crops which are planted inhills, it is drawn along the furrow with the wings adjusted so as tohave a vertical angle corresponding to the slope of the hill and may bearranged, as in the previous instance, so as to throw the dirt eitheraway from or upon the hill. The hills will not always be spacedaccording to the width of the drag, and the adjustable extensions 16will be found very useful.

A modified form of adjusting member is shown at 17 in Fig. 4, and itwill be observed that same is directly connected to the longi- Theseextensions 16 will be tudinal beam 10 instead of to the rod 9. Thisconstruction may be found preferable under certain conditions of work.

It must also be understood that I do not limit myself to any specificnumber of scraping-blades, since that will depend almost entirely uponthe requirements of the various conlitions under whichthe drag may beuse Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Ina device of the character described,

the combination of a framework, a series of transversely-arrangedscraping-blades secured thereto, wings pivoted on each side thereof andformed with obliquely-arranged scraping-blades, and means for adjustingthe slope of the wings.

- 2. In a device of the character described, the combination of aframework, a series of transverselyarranged scraping-blades securedthereto, wings ivotally mounted on each side-thereof and ormed withobliquelyarranged scra ingblades, said wings being reversible to t rowthe dirt either away from or toward the center of the device, and meansfor adjusting the slope of the wings.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of aframework, a series of transversely-arranged scra ing-blades securedthereto, wings ivota ly mounted on each side thereof and 'ormed withobliquelyarranged scraping-blades, one of the scraping-blades on eachwing being provided with an adjustable extension, and means foradjusting the slope of the wings.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of aframework, a series of transversely arranged scraping blades se- I curedthereto, transverse members located adjacent the scraping-blades andprojecting beyond the ends thereof, wings formed with a series ofobliquely-arranged scrapingblades having one of their ends pivotallyattached to the projecting portions of the before-mentioned transversemembers, and means for adjusting the slope of the wings.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a beamhaving notches on one side thereof, a series of transverselyarrangedscraping-blades secured in said notches, wings pivotally mounted on eachside thereof and formed with obliquely-arranged scraping-blades, andmeans for adjusting the slope of the wings.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a beamhaving a series of notches on one side, a series of transverselyarranged scraping-blades secured in said notches, transverse membersadjacentsaid scraping-blades and projecting beyond the ends thereof,wings formed with a series of obliquely-arranged scraping-blades havingone of their ends pivotally attached to the projecting portion of thebefore-mentioned transverse members, and means for adjusting the slopeof the wings.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of aframework, an upright member upon said framework, transversely arrangedscraping-blades secured to the framework, wings pivotally attached oneach side thereof and formed with a corresponding series ofscraping-blades, and members adjustably connecting'the wings to thebefore-mentioned upright member to regulate the slope of same.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW J. HARPER. [L. s]

Witnesses:

W. W. WILsoN, FRED HOFFMAN.

